2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 ARE CONSTANTLY ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASE, THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ABOUT THREE (3) SECONDS LATER, THEY WILL APPEAR AGAIN. MY ECM AND PCM WERE REPLACED DUE TO MY ENTIRE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN BUT THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE. FURTHER, MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MY BRAKE SWITCH AND THAT STILL DIDN'T SOLVE THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WE CANNOT SOLVE IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGHT THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER. US NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 12V460000. THEY BILL READS:"REPAIR A: REPLACED TRANSMISSION CABLE" CABLE END SEPARATED. REPAIR B: FRACTURED SHIFT CABLE END FITTING LOCKING TABS CAUSE RECALL: INSTALL TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT PER 12106" I FEEL I HAVE BEEN LIED TO AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. I DON'T SEE A WAY THAT THE FRACTURED TRANSMISSION CABLE COULD BE A RESULT OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT THE FRACTURED CABLE END FITTING LOCKING TABS. I WAS FORCED TO PAY $300 TO PAY FOR SOMETHING CLEARLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. FOR THE FIRST 30,000 MILES I HAD ZERO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS. THE FIRST WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN ITSELF. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SO I PULLED OVER AND USED MY CELL TO RECORD THE MOVEMENT IT WAS MAKING ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.( AFTER SHOWING THE VIDEO TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THREATENING TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL NEWS NETWORK) SOON AFTER THE POPPING BEGAN IN THE COLUMN WHILE TURNING. THE MODULE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE "LUBE KIT" FOR THE POPPING IN THE COLUMN HAD TO BE OUT OF MY WALLET TO FIX. ( OH HOW I LOVE THE ASS HATS AT GM ). STILL HAVE POPPING WHEN TURNING. THEN CAME THE RANDOMNESS TO THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING. ( OR NOT WORKING ) REPLACED BULBS IN LOW BEAM ( BOTH SIDES ) SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE NOTICED CORROSION IN CONNECTORS. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THE LIGHTS BEING ON CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK OR SHUT OFF WHEN LIGHTS ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER CALIPER IS STICKING AND EATING PADS, IM ON CALIPER NUMBER 3 AS OF TODAY WITH COUNTLESS PADS AND ZERO HELP FROM GM WITHOUT HAVING TO FORK OVER LOTS OF MONEY TO FIX A CAR (THAT OBVIOUSLY BY THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS) WAS HORRIBLY BUILT. ITS PRETTY PLAIN TO SEE CORNERS WERE CUT IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS HEAP. *TR

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD A "CLUNK" IN THE STEERING FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW. EVERY TURN I CAN FEEL IT AND HEAR IT, AND IT WORRIES ME. LOOKING IT UP ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT IS UNSAFE AND MAKES THE DRIVE LESS PLEASANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND DISRUPT THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000... UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN THE REVERSE. WHEN NOT DEPRESSED..THEY WERE ON. WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED..THEY WERE OFF. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DID NOT WORK. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE BMC AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS COST ME $412.00. IT IS NOW JULY OF 2013 AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE COMPUTER AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE RECALL. CAN I TAKE MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND GET IT REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE? *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MOVING ON ITS OWN, ACTUALLY TRYING TO WRESTLE CONTROL AWAY FROM THE DRIVER AND STEER THE CAR. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT IN THE DRIVER ALERT CONSOLE CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHIME TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF AN EVENT. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF CLUNKING AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH AS WELL AS WHEN THE WHEELS, DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING, APPLY FORCE AGAINST THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE POWER STEERING IS APPLYING FORCE TO COUNTER IT, AS IT SHOULD, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ALL THE NOISE THAT IT IS. THE CLUNK ARISES WHEN THE DIRECTION CHANGES AND IS MOST NOTICEABLE UNDER SLIGHT MOVEMENTS, NOT DURING A TURN. THE RACK-AND-PINION, TIE RODS, STRUTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE ALL IN GREAT SHAPE SO IT IS NOT WORN STEERING GEAR, IT IS BEFORE THE RACK-AND-PINION. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WILL APPLY ENOUGH FORCE THAT IT WILL MAKE THE CAR CHANGE LANES IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT QUICKLY REACT TO IT AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT THE INVOLUNTARY LANE CHANGE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY BEING DOWNPLAYED BY GM. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY VEHICLE. FIRST THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT AND I REPLACED THE BULB, THEN DRIVER SIDE HAS WENT OUT AND THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. ALSO I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS; I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL O'REILY'S AND AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THE LIGHT BULB NEEDED REPLACED BUT AFTER WIGGLING AROUND THE WIRES IT STARTED WORKING..THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS OF THIS YEAR I'VE CHANGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER HEADLIGHT THAT HAS BLOWN..I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICES SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE PONTIAC G6 THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME AND THERE IS NO CORRECTION FOR THIS FIXED EXCEPT HAVING THE WHOLE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CHANGED WITH THE WIRING WHICH IS A 700 OR MORE DOLLAR FIX. I'VE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF YET. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE BEFORE BECAUSE OF THIS AND THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR ME. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FOLLOWING 8 MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT OUTAGES. STOPPED BY STATE POLICE OFFICER AND INFORMED OF BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON. CONFIRMED BREAK LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON WHENEVER BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APLLIED. WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF FOR APPROX. 5 SECONDS. FIXED BY APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS OF THE MAIN BODY COMPUTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE WHEELS MOVED ERRATICALLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,417. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,427.